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The Big Chill Is Here

Temperatures fall to the single digits before lunchtime. Wind chills this afternoon to -20.

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Updated: 6:22 AM EST Jan 7, 2015

The Big Chill Is Here

Temperatures fall to the single digits before lunchtime. Wind chills this afternoon to -20.

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Updated: 6:22 AM EST Jan 7, 2015

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WEBVTT NOW WITH THE ONLY TRI-STATEFORECAST THAT'S CERTIFIEDINDEPENDENTLY ACCURATE.HERE IS METEOROLOGIST RANDIRICO.GOOD MORNING, THE BIG CHILLIS HERE.HOPEFULLY CONTENDING WITH THECOLDEST AIR WE'RE SEEING ALLSEASON LONG.WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLYDANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND THAT'SWHY THE ENTIRE AREA IS ON A WINDCHILL ADVISORY.IT'S AT 10:00 THIS MORNING.YOU CAN SEE THE BOTTOM OF YOURSCREEN IN THE TEENS, NOT TOOBAD, BUT, I MEAN, CONSIDERING.THIS AFTERNOON IT'S IN THESINGLE DIGITS WITH THE WINDCHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO.IT'S HAPPENING AN ARCTIC COLDFRONT PASSING US BY.YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTHERN TEAR OFCOMMUNITIES FROM MASON COUNTY,KENTUCKY THROUGH OWEN COUNTY ANDLINGERING THROUGH SOUTHEASTERNINDIANA AND HEARD A REPORTTHERE'S A LIGHT COATING INSOUTHEASTERN INDIANA SO KEEPTHAT IN MIND FOR TODAY.NOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEINGMORE FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY.LOOK UP TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN.LAKE EFFECT SNOW MACHINE INMOTION THIS MORNING.AND THAT WILL BRING US SOME LAKEEFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS OURNORTHEASTERN COMMUNITIES LATERON TODAY.SO, YES, THERE IS SOME CHANCEFOR SOME LIGHT SNOW AND THEBIGGER THREAT TODAY THE COLDTEMPERATURES.IT'S 16 RIGHT NOW, IT WAS 18 ATMIDNIGHT AND THE TEMPERATURESWILL CONTINUE TO FALL.AND IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE 1DEGREE BELOW ZERO THANKS TO A 20MILE PER HOUR WIND.AS OUR TEMPERATURES FALL OFFOVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS,IT WILL APPROACH 20 DEGREESBELOW ZERO.FOR TODAY, 8 A.M.PASSING FLURRIES, WE'RE AT 12DEGREES, BY NOON, WE'RE DOWN TO8 AND THAT'S WHEN WE COULD BESEEING THAT FEELS LIKE READINGIN THE 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE,CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOONWITH THE TEMPERATURES STEADY ORDROPPING THROUGH THE LOW SINGLEDIGITS.AGAIN, CHANCE FOR SNOW, AND THEFUTURECAST AS WE GET INTO THEAFTERNOON.THE BANDS ARE MOST LIKELYNORTHEAST FROM THE LOOP.THE LAKE EFFECT OFF MAKEMICHIGAN AND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCEVISIBILITY AND COULD BE ACOATING ON TOP OF WHAT YOU HAVETHROUGH THE NORTHERN COMMUNITIESAND THAT BAND WILL RELAX INTOTHE EVENING HOURS.COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO SETTLEIN TONIGHT.WE'LL SEE ACTUAL AIRTEMPERATURES TOMORROW MORNING INTHE LOW, ACTUALLY SUBZERO.TODAY, I PUT 12 ON THAT, THEHIGH OFFICIALLY WAS 18 ATMIDNIGHT.WE'LL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITSALL DAY WITH A WIND CHILL AT 20BELOW.FOR TONIGHT, 4 DEGREES BELOWZERO AND THAT WIND CHILL

The Big Chill Is Here

Temperatures fall to the single digits before lunchtime. Wind chills this afternoon to -20.